Mennonites

Cultural  

1. A Protestant denomination, founded in the early days of the Reformation, whose members believe in living with great simplicity and who refuse to hold public office or to serve in the military. Some are as strict as the Amish in rejecting modern conveniences, such as automobiles and radios. There are numerous Mennonite communities in Pennsylvania and the Middle West.

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Example Sentences

Historically, Mennonites faced persecution in other countries, making them leery of interacting with authorities, Holbrooks said.

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2025

Mennonites are pious Christians who eschew much of the modern world.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2024

Yet Christians of many stripes — including Baptists, Mennonites and others who call themselves “children of God” — were among the first people to use the new Saudi tourist visas.

From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2023

When Mennonites, a conservative Protestant Christian group, arrived in the Chaco in the early 20th Century, they dubbed it "the green hell".

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2023

In the midst of them are several villages inhabited by Russian dissenters, entertaining nearly the same religious views as the Mennonites and Anabaptists.

From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Hell, Xavier Hommaire de